European History

From the moment its last king was expelled (traditionally in 753) the Roman republic had to fight for its very survival. Centuries of almost continuous warfare saw Rome's armies evolve...

In 1960, before his skyscrapers and teapots made him a household name, Michael Graves set out on a journey once considered obligatory for a young architect: a grand tour of...

This book examines the long history of fans in Spain and their place within the country's decorative arts. The work is presented in seven chapters which place the fan in...

Don't miss the new novel from the Kindle bestselling author of The Little Venice Bookshop!*** A Greek island holiday. A fake-dating pact. A chance at true love? After losing her...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE...

Art and architecture have always been central to Venice but in the Renaissance period, between c.1440 and 1600, they reached a kind of apotheosis when many of the city's new...

Queen Victoria's Skull explores the life and thinking of the Edinburgh phrenologist George Combe. Phrenology is a theory which claims to be able to detect personality traits, character and predisposition...

11-15 am, 3 September 1939. The nation gathers around their radios to hear Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain make the announcement they have feared for months- Britain is at war with...

William Shakespeare's lifetime (1564-1616) spanned the reigns of the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth I and the first of the Stuart kings, James I and the changing times and political...

A new detailed account of the battle of Poitiers in 1356 which saw one of the most sensational episodes of the Hundred Years War: the capture of the French King...

A groundbreaking intellectual biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential economists The First Serious Optimist is an intellectual biography of the British economist A. C. Pigou (1877-1959), a...

The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of Antiquity. The forces involved and the casualties suffered by both sides...

This fascinating study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to "cherish" and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised...

While public debates over America's current foreign policy often treat American empire as a new phenomenon, this lively collection of essays offers a pointed reminder that visions of national and...

Christine de Pizan attracted an international audience of admirers her during her lifetime, including many readers in England. The Boke of the Cyte of Ladyes (1521) is the earliest English...

Hans Hotter (1909-2003) was one of opera's most influential and profoundly moving artists of the twentieth century. His imposing frame and austere, high-browed profile made him an ideal figure of...

John Foxe's Acts and Monuments - popularly known as the 'Book of Martyrs' - is a milestone in the history of the English book. An essential history of the English...

Late medieval church courts frequently excommunicated debtors at the request of their creditors. Tyler Lange analyzes over 11,000 excommunications between 1380 and 1530 in order to explore the forms, rhythms,...

Late Antiquity has increasingly been viewed as a period of transformation and dynamic change, a process as evident in its literature as in the spheres of society and politics. In...

This book traces a number of common themes relating to the representation of Irish Travellers in Irish popular tradition and how these themes have impacted on Ireland's collective imagination. A...

Phoenix: A Complete History of the Luftwaffe 1918-1945As a professional historical geographer with an all pervading interest in all things aeronautical, Richard Meredith brings a unique insight into the past...

"And it should be known that I, Galbert, a notary, though I had no suitable place for writing, set down on tablets a summary of events... and in the midst...

This book reconstructs American consular activity in Ireland from 1790 to 1913 and elucidates the interconnectedness of America's foreign interests, Irish nationalism and British imperialism. Its originality lies in that...

This book provides a careful and systematic analysis of Anthony Ascham's career and writings for the first time in English. During the crucial period between the Second Civil War and...

Edward II is famously one of England s most unsuccessful kings, as utterly different from his war-like father Edward I as any man possibly could be, and the first English...

Based on forty years of detailed research, Phoenix - A Complete History of the Luftwaffe 1918-1945 is a unique history of the wartime German Luftwaffe. Going far beyond a simple...

For the nobility and gentry in later medieval England, land was a source of wealth and status. Their marriages were arranged with this in mind, and it is not surprising...

This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work - figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design - carried by the ships of the major maritime states of...

This is a book for both ballet and Spanish dancers. It is a journey through the history of the fascinating country of Spain with its vibrant culture and people. It...

Author: Steven E. Ozment Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 312 Through correspondence to mothers and guardians, the reader experiences the lives of three generations of German boys in sixteenth- and...

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Author: John HaleBinding: SoftbackPublished: Atheneum, 1994Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this extraordinarily rich and engaging book, John Hale has painted, on a grand canvas, what he...

Author: C. V. WedgwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: BOCM, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the period of relative peace in England during the years leading up...

Author: Barry CunliffeBinding: HardbackPublished: John Hopkins Press, 1971Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the significance of Fishbourne Roman Palace within the broader context of...

Author: Peter LaskoBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerExplore the fascinating world of the Franks and their kingdom in this engrossing read by...

Author: Larry Collins; Dominique LapierreBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, BCE, 1965Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIs Paris Burning? is a historical account of the liberation of...

Author: Mikhail Heller, Aleksandr M. NekrichBinding: HardbackPublished: Summit Books, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUtopia in Power: The History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to...

Author: L. TihanyBinding: HardbackPublished: Dorset Press, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an extensive overview of the history of Middle Europe, covering significant events and developments...

Author: Daniel B. SilverBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the incredible story of how Berlin's Jewish Hospital survived during World War II,...

Author: Friedrich HeerBinding: HardbackPublished: The World Publishing Company, 1962Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the history and culture of Western Europe during the medieval...

Author: Louis B. WrightBinding: HardbackPublished: Atheneum, 1970Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the adventurous lives and times of Renaissance explorers, detailing their motivations—God, Gold, and Glory—and...

Author: Barbara Wertheim TuchmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Distant Mirror explores the complexities of 14th-century Europe, particularly France, capturing the social,...

Author: Gordon Brook-ShepherdBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Union, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Storm Petrels: The Flight of the First Soviet Defectors provides an insightful look into the lives...

Author: Alistair HorneBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1965Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsIn this brilliant study of the Siege and its aftermath, Alistair Horne evokes the high...

Author: George DeauxBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the Black Death, a devastating epidemic that struck Europe between 1347 and 1351,...

Author: Nora ChadwickBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2002, Third PrintingCondition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNora Chadwick's book 'The Celts' is a landmark in Celtic Studies, first published...